At 1,029 feet, the MahaNakhon is now the tallest building in Thailand. The 77-story tower beats the skyscraper that previously held the title, Baiyoke Tower II, by 33 feet. To celebrate its debut on August 29, the building lit up Bangkok’s skies with a fantastic light show. The skyscraper’s signature ribbon, which is made to […]
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Singapore-based renewables firm Sunseap Group has won a 10MW solar PV project in Cambodia, the Southeast Asian country’s first ever utility-scale solar plant tendered by the government. Sunseap has now signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with national utility Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC). Sunseap Cambodia, a majority-owned subsidiary of Sunseap Group, will be executing this […]
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Goodyear Thailand Pcl (GYT.BK) said on Tuesday it planned to invest $162 million to build a new radial aviation tire factory to expand production at Phathumthani, north of Bangkok, to meet growing demand in Asia Pacific. The expansion will help the tire maker capture growing demand for radial tyres as commercial airlines are rapidly converting […]
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Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy. Nearly 30 million foreign tourists came to Thailand last year but only about 658,000 were from the Middle East, according to industry data. The four-star Al Meroz hotel […]
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India and Myanmar on Monday signed four agreements following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw here. “Moving Forward with Myanmar! PM an President witness the exchange of 4 agreements between the two sides,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. The first agreement pertains to construction of 69 […]
Continue ReadingThe enormous bed of flora, drifting on the waters flowing from northern Thailand towards the sea, is a nightmare for the government during its annual struggle to prevent the water hyacinth from bringing the country’s rivers and canals to a standstill. The rainy season between July and October also brings in its wake hundreds of […]
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Nuclear energy is back on the agenda in Thailand as demand soars for electricity, but the government must quell safety concerns When Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding announced it was partnering the Chinese in a nuclear power project, it offered a rare opportunity for Thai technicians to get first-hand experience of the construction of a nuclear […]
Continue ReadingNGOs up in arms over South power plants, development projects IN the eyes of many non-governmental organisations (NGOs), new coal-fired power plants and infrastructure development will give the Southern Region a new face, but sadly an ugly one. The NGOs believe that as soon as the new power plant begins operations, large-scale industrialisation will follow […]
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Vietnam, which is located on the lower course of the Mekong River, is expected to see fish resources decline and erosion and saline intrusion increase because of the new hydropower plant in Laos. KPL News has reported that the commencement ceremony of the construction of Don Sahong hydropower plant took place on August 16 in […]
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CENTRAL Pattana has earmarked Bt60 billion for the development of shopping complexes between this year and 2018 in five local and foreign locations, including Mahachai in Samut Sakhon and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, its first overseas project. The three-year plan will increase its shopping centres from 30, including the latest mall that opened last month […]
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